Experience

PLG Consulting

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Feb 2001 - Present

  Founder and CEO of leading logistics and supply chain consulting firm. Team of over 40 consultants helping shipper, carrier, and private equity clients improve operations, reduce costs, penetrate markets, mitigate risk, and invest wisely. Expertise covers all surface modes of transportation - rail, truck, marine, pipeline, intermodal, and warehousing/distribution. Strong industry vertical presence in the logistics of chemicals, energy products, manufactured goods, renewables, food & agriculture, and mining & minerals. www.plgconsulting.com



FourFront Strategies, LLC

• Managing Partner

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Deal sourcing, thesis development, and actionable investment opportunities in transportation, logistics, and industrial services businesses. Helping business owners realize value and capital partners succeed with unique, proprietary opportunities that leverage true industry insights and relationships. www.fourfrontstrategies.com Deal sourcing, thesis development, and actionable investment opportunities in transportation, logistics, and industrial services businesses. Helping business owners realize value and capital partners succeed with unique, proprietary opportunities that leverage true industry insights and relationships. www.fourfrontstrategies.com



Appalachian Railcar Services, LLC

• United States
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Of Directors

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2020

  Board member at Appalachian Railcar Services (ARS), a leading national provider of railcar repair, storage, switching, and related services. Network of over 20 shops, including four tank car-certified locations across the Midwest and Eastern US. www.apprailcar.com Board member at Appalachian Railcar Services (ARS), a leading national provider of railcar repair, storage, switching, and related services. Network of over 20 shops, including four tank car-certified locations across the Midwest and Eastern US. www.apprailcar.com



Quality Carriers

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 400 - 500 Employee

• District General Manager

  • 1997 - Feb 2001

  Responsible for multi-state region for trucking, transloading, and packaging of bulk commodities, including rail/truck transfer and transportation of plastic resins and other dry bulk commodities. Led operations, sales, marketing, P&L, driver recruitment, and safety for my region. Responsible for multi-state region for trucking, transloading, and packaging of bulk commodities, including rail/truck transfer and transportation of plastic resins and other dry bulk commodities. Led operations, sales, marketing, P&L, driver recruitment, and safety for my region.



BNSF Railway

• United States
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trainmaster, Analyst

  • 1993 - 1996

  Analyst at headquarters supporting the operating department in locomotive asset deployment, train scheduling, and capacity management followed by Trainmaster tours of duty in Ft. Worth, TX, St. Louis, and Chicago. Analyst at headquarters supporting the operating department in locomotive asset deployment, train scheduling, and capacity management followed by Trainmaster tours of duty in Ft. Worth, TX, St. Louis, and Chicago.